Norbert is a boy's name of German origin meaning “north and bright.” In 2024 it was given to 14 boys in the United States.
Norbert belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “north and bright” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Norbert first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #207 in 1922, and in 2024 14 babies received the name — 20,377 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Norbert means “north and bright” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Norbert is a boy name. In 2024, 14 babies received the name in the US.
Norbert comes from the German, French and Scandinavian tradition.
Norbert first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #207 in 1922, and 14 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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